ve´ni|al|ly

ve|ni|al «VEE nee uhl, VEEN yuhl», adjective.

1. that may be forgiven; not very wrong or sinful; wrong but pardonable.

2. of an unimportant nature; excusable; trivial: »

a venial fault. If they do nothing, 'tis a venial slip (Shakespeare).

╂[< Latin veniālis < venia forgiveness, related to Venus Venus; (originally) love]

–ve´ni|al|ly, adverb.

–ve´ni|al|ness, noun.